Design Museum of Barcelona

The Design Museum of Barcelona is wonderful. I especially enjoyed the temporary exhibition on interior design objects — it was truly inspiring. The museum itself is spacious and filled with light, with friendly staff who make the visit pleasant. There’s also a nice cafeteria on the ground floor. Overall, about two hours is enough time to see everything at a comfortable pace.

This museum is simply amazing. Took us 2 days to merely scratch the surface. A visit to Barcelona should not only include the amazing buildings but the museums. The Design Museum is such a gem.

The museum will be interesting for creative people. We went with a mixed-age group, the youngest artist is 9 years old, a girl who is fond of clothes 12 and older kids who plan to go to design in the future. The children liked the halls with the periods of development of clothing and ceramics. The older ones hung out in the hall as the commercials and posters developed. But everyone remained enthralled. The temporary exhibit sparked a lot of debate and ideas. And everyone was surprised by Picasso's work and Gaudi's mosaics in this museum . I recommend it if you are interested in this topic

We went to see a Miguel Mila exhibition. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Not sure about the permanent exhibition though, it's very good if you are haven't seen a lot of these kinds of museums. I'd say we've seen better. But for €6 entry fee and you can give the tickets to anyone to use again within 6 months, I'd say it's quite reasonable.

So worth visiting it! The museum is super modern and huge, it has many things I did not know, especially on sustainability and nature. It has also the best museum shop I’ve ever seen. The price is almost nothing for the things you see, plus you can also visit it again within 6 months, the ticket allows you two time visit.

If you’re into design, this is the museum to visit. There are well curated exhibits with descriptions in three languages: Catalan, Spanish and English. We loved the temporary exhibition of Miguel Mila’s work and the everyday objects. Entry is free on the first Sunday of every month, but rather affordable otherwise. I don’t think there is any capacity issue at this museum so you don’t have to stress about pre-booking tickets unless a very popular exhibition is on.

Didn't took much photo, but enjoy the exhibition a lot! Every floor has different theme and super well curated. And I went on a Sunday after for free 🤗

The Design Museum in Barcelona is definitely worth a visit — it's a very interesting and inspiring space, especially for anyone passionate about design, architecture, or visual culture. The exhibitions are well-curated and cover a wide range of styles and time periods. However, one downside is the lack of written explanations. In many areas, there’s little to no information provided about the pieces on display, which makes it harder to fully understand and appreciate the context or significance of the works. One of the highlights of the museum is a stunning glass wall overlooking the park in front, offering a beautiful view of the Sagrada Família in the distance — a perfect spot to pause and take in the city’s charm. Overall, a great visual experience that could be even more enriching with a bit more context.

Simple design museum but more from the angle of Spanish design. I think it was 6 euros to get in but you get to reuse your ticket for up to 6 months. Basement floor had an exhibition showcasing winners of a design competition (graphic, ad, fashion, architecture, interior). Other floors had a collection of objects from various modern and past centuries of industrial design, a short history fashion over the centuries which was interesting to see, and examples of Spanish graphic design since the 1980s. The basement floor has a nice looking cafe which seemed very popular for lunch (ie. After 1pm) and had a good prix fixe deal, starter, main, dessert, drink, bread for 13 euros on a weekday, or 10 euros without dessert.

Great David Bowie Is exhibit here! Very expensive but I do understand, because it is a private collection! Definitely go and see the David Bowie exhibit, you will not regret it! It includes tons of his music, artwork, costumes, and more! Downside: no photos allowed. Upside: if you're sneaky, you can sneak some pics. Best part of exhibit is definitely the Space Odyssey part! If you have limited time do not do this because it is going to mesmerize you and you will spend 2 to 3 hours here!

I was here for the OFFF conference actually. First time when I saw the name I misread it as "Museu de Disney", it was quite funny, I have the time idea that there is something to do with the Disney. But nope, this is a museum of modern art. Inside the building was quite big, it got the really huge conference room for presentations. I like the style of the building, it is quite modern and yet got the Bauhaus style look. At the of the building has a man made pond, it kinda nice to just sit around it and start a conversation. Also they a nice Café here. In case people want coffee. I only had a glance of some of the exhibitions here during my visit. It seems quite interesting, more of works were the local artists. But again, I was more here of the OFFF, didn't really check all the exhibition. I think, I will be back again to check them out, when next time I am in town.

Museu del Disseny was very close to the hotel we stayed at in Barcelona, so on our last day, a Saturday morning, I decided to discover what's in there. The experience was somewhat unusual to me, as in the beginning, I had a small museum on my own: no one but the staff and myself were around. They advised me to visit the museum top down and I followed the instruction. On the way upwards, I could not resist the temptation to take a selfie at the designated spot with comic bubbles on the wall - if only I would find out how to master the art of smiling at my own place, I would sure share with you. At the time of the visit, the exhibitions were the following: on the fourth floor, the history of commercial graphic design in advertising "from trade to profession" - it was interesting to see how different yet similar ads were in the past few decades. My favourite was the fashion presentation on the second floor: a really well structured exhibition built around proving that the four principles of lengthening-profiling- adding and distracting volume guided fashion since it came to exist, and also sneaking a contemporary designer piece in to every showcase, inspired by the age the stage was about. The second floor is dedicated to collections of author-centered art, including ceramics, glassware, textile and such, displaying an amazingly wide selection. The first floor is all about design and its influence. The aspect of how it is able to make every day objects more useful, full of interesting ideas is something I always like to see more of. To sum up, I think that the entry fee to this small and hidden curiosity was 6 Euros really well spent. If you are nearby, give it a try.

We just happened to plan a trip to this museum on the last day of the David Bowie Exhibition. I had no idea what to expect. It was truly one of the coolest music experiences I've ever had. It was three hours of incredible music, imagery and a look at fifty years of pop culture. We walked out feeling so fortunate to have been to a city that it was showing in. The museum is gorgeous and the pastries and other foods while you wait to get in to the exhibit are lIke nothing I've ever seen in the states.